Located on the converging point of Shanghai-Nanjing and Shanghai-Hangzhou developing axes, Changning District is Shanghai’s “west window” to the Yangtze Delta, and one of its downtown areas. The Hongqiao International Airport in its southwest composes Shanghai’s Asia-Pacific hub airports planning. With transportation network comprising elevated roads, metro, outer-inner circles, incity transport and freeway to Nanjing and Hangzhou, the District boasts a congregation of passengers, logistics, information and capital.
Development of Hongqiao is the key to the District’s 11th 5-year Plan. Its influence on Shanghai’s development structure can be enhanced by leveraging and balancing the function, expansion of the three major economic zones, developing itself into an international business district, encouraging service industry and the radiation of Hongqiao’s transportation network. Meanwhile, function advancement is the guideline of the District’s 11th 5-year Plan. By boosting its over-round service capacity, especially of international trade and business, its comprehensive competitiveness will be strengthened. All this will in turn improves its industry level, environment quality and public service.
“Digital Changning” is a strategic measure of the District’s 11th 5-year Plan. As an embodiment of the policy of invigorating the city through science and education, “Digital Changning” requires to give information to full play in the economic and social filed as well as the city and society management field, by enriching its connotation and inspiration. With the aim to become an “International District”, it will exert its competitive edges in international trade, business and residence, and promote mechanism innovation to meet the international service standard. It is reported that the District’s 11th 5-year Plan aims to establish the Hongqiao International Business Center, make itself into a leading info-based district and a hub for Shanghai to serve the Yangtze Delta and even the country by leveraging the advantages in international trade and business, and lay a solid foundation of developing itself into a modernized international district.